09-09-2015

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival: 11 Minutes

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    11 Minutes directed by Jerzy Skolimowski 11 Minutes directed by Jerzy Skolimowski

    GDYNIA: Acclaimed Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski's Polish-Irish coproduction 11 Minutes will compete in the main competition of the 40th Gdynia Film Festival (14-19 September 2015), shortly after its world premiere in the main competition of the 72th Venice Film Festival.

    11 Minutes showcases the lives of several inhabitants of a modern city, during the same period of time. As they live out their own struggles, their faith will be revealed when the last second of 11 minutes will pass.

    Jerzy Skolimowski wrote the script. The cast includes Richard Dormer, Wojciech Mecwaldowski, Paulina Chapko, Andrzej Chyra, Dawid Ogrodnik, Agata Buzek and Piotr Głowacki.

    The film is produced by Ewa Piaskowska and Jerzy Skolimowski through Skopia Film in coproduction with Element Pictures,HBO Poland, Orange, Telewizja Polska – AgencjaProdukcji Telewizyjnej i Filmowej (TVP) and Tumult Foundation.The film received funding from Polish Film Institute, Eurimages, Bord Scannan na hEireann [The Irish Film Board], Miasto Bydgoszcz and Eileen Tasca. The budget was 2m EUR / 8.7 m PLN.

    Shooting took place on location in Poland and Ireland in June - July  2014. 11 Minutes will be distributed in the Polish cinemas by Kino Świat  starting 23 October 2015. Han Way Films is handling the sales.

    Production Information

    Skopia Film Sp. z o.o.
    ul. Górczewska 15/31
    01-186 Warsaw
    Poland
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    www.skopiafilm.com

    Credits
    Director: Jerzy Skolimowski
    Screenwriter: Jerzy Skolimowski
    DoP: Mikołaj Łebkowski PSC
    Music: Paweł Mykietyn
    Sound: Radosław Ochnio

    Cast: Richard Dormer, Wojciech Mecwaldowski, Paulina Chapko, Andrzej Chyra, Dawid Ogrodnik, Agata Buzek, Piotr Głowacki, Anna Maria Buczek, Jan Nowicki, Mateusz Kościukiewicz, Łukasz Sikora, Ifi Ude